Graham jokes about torture, says Obama infomercial ‘violated the Geneva Convention.’
Graham jokes about torture, says Obama infomercial ‘violated the Geneva Convention.’
Introducing Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at an Ohio event this morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warmed up the crowd with a few jokes, first saying McCain had obtained “the motherload” in marrying a beautiful woman who owned a beer company. He then criticized Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) half-hour campaign ad last night, comparing it to torture:
Anybody see the infomercial last night? Thank god for cable! If we had played that at a prison camp it’d have violated the Geneva Convention.
Watch it:
Though conservatives like to joke about it, torture is a reality of U.S. policy — and is no laughing matter. In fact, just yesterday a judge ruled that the CIA can hide statements from detainees saying they were tortured while held in secret prisons. The decision “allows the Bush Administration to continue to hide its use of torture techniques.”
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I don’t believe in torture but if homeland security wants to let Lindsey know what torture really feels like I wouldn’t try to stop them.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:34 pmTorture? Bbwaahhaahaaaahaaa! That’s rich!
October 30th, 2008 at 5:38 pmFCUKING HATEFUL STUPID LOSER REPUKES.
Next Wednesday can NOT come soon enough.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:38 pmHmmm…just a general ad hominem attack, without rebutting anything specific. They have nothing. Naturally, they would make their vague attack in the most tasteless way possible.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:39 pmbut…but..but..my friends…John McCain is a POW, although he rarely brings it up. Doesn’t Lindsey know?!
October 30th, 2008 at 5:40 pmWas he drunk? The joke was incredibly stupid, to say the least. But that’s actually quite a slam against McCain (gold digger?) though I assume it wasn’t meant that way.
Definition of motherload: Mother lode is a principal vein or zone of veins of gold or silver ore.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:40 pmCool let’s all start making funny jokes about old man McCain caving under a little enhanced interogation… What the hell it isn’t like joking about torture is in bad taste or anything now is it?
October 30th, 2008 at 5:41 pmRemember everyone, this rally, and the words spoken, are in front of 6,000 people, at least 4,000 of which are public school students bused in from surrounding districts to the junior high school at which it was held.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:41 pmPut Grahams jokes in that context, and what does it impress upon children, eh?
Graham: “Anybody see the infomercial last night? Thank god for cable! If we had played that at a prison camp it’d have violated the Geneva Convention.”
– - Lindsey Graham, ladies and gentlemen!! He’ll be here the rest of the week, two shows each day on the weekend! Try the chicken florentine with the house wine, folks!
October 30th, 2008 at 5:42 pmHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Nothing funnier then joking about torture.
Except, of course, when it’s our men and women getting the other end of the “water bottle”.
Then it’s inhumane and not funny.
Other material suitable for joking via the Repugs playbook.
Child Pornography.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:46 pmWelfare.
Incest.
Homeless.
Mentally challenged.
Oprah’s weight.
Perhaps if he had someone take him in a headlock and smash his head through an old tube tv, that might violate the Geneva Accords, but I would’nt try that, as you might get some on you.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:46 pmGraham jokes about torture, says Obama informerical…
– - Btw TP, it’s infomercial.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:47 pmGraham really needs to just get out of the closet now, before he gets caught in a men’s room somewhere.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:52 pmWaterboard Graham…
October 30th, 2008 at 5:53 pm“at a prison camp?” Just how many do we have now?
October 30th, 2008 at 5:56 pmGraham was scared to serve in the Military so he wouldn’t know anything about it. Now as for the torture comments we’ll see who’s laughing when it’s done to an American or a Military Soldier. You’ll see an out cry from every American and Law Makers but the terrorist will use the Bush/Cheney torture Policy that the US uses now.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:58 pmRepublicans make me ashamed to be an American.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:04 pmIn fact, just yesterday a judge ruled that the CIA can hide statements from detainees saying they were tortured while held in secret prisons. The decision “allows the Bush Administration to continue to hide its use of torture techniques.”
Thank god for soon to be President Obama & signing statements!
October 30th, 2008 at 6:10 pmI can’t wait to vote Lindsey Graham’s ass out of office.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:11 pmGraham is an officer in the USAF reserve.
Obama/Biden08
October 30th, 2008 at 6:12 pmWhen will the “liberal media” ask JM why he voted against
October 30th, 2008 at 6:16 pmthe ban on torture and then after it passed he praised bush for his veto?
We have clearly before us, in Graham’s insensitive joking about violation of the Geneva Conventions, and everything we have seen and heard about in the past almost eight years, a representation of those who claim the United States is a “Christian Nation,” without even understanding what Christianity is. Instead, they’ve been heavily influenced by the Christian Right and such leaders as James Dobson. For those of you who are either Christians or at least understand what the philosophy actually means, you have to read this.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-wallis/james-dobsons-letter-from_b_139253.html
October 30th, 2008 at 6:17 pmHilarious , bomb bomb Iran ,jokes about the torture of other human beings as it’s occurring and jokes about assassination , a regular riot .
October 30th, 2008 at 6:24 pmIs there anything decent left in these people ?
What I don’t understand is how a judge can rule that the CIA can hide evidence of torture if we’re not torturing people. Presumably there was evidence presented to this judge that the CIA had tortured and that they needed to repress that information for national security. Otherwise wouldn’t the judge have thrown out the case due to lack of evidence? If this is the case, then why can’t someone charge these people with war crimes?
October 30th, 2008 at 6:25 pmgraham doesnt just joke about torture he dreams about it dark skined sweatty men bound against there will being struck with objects made to get neeked and get in a pyrimid electrodes attached to there nads damm I would hate to be a a pair of his panties his orgasms must be horrific
October 30th, 2008 at 6:35 pmInsults Sen. Lindsey Graham is a clear sign of an evil heart, jealousy, and desperation. I rebuke all of you insults and attacks towards Sen. Obama in the name and blood of Jesus and send it back to the pit of hell where it belongs ! I plead the blood of Jesus for Barack, Joe, their family, his presidency, and his campaign daily !
No weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me,” declares the LORD. – Isaiah 54:17
” I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run.” – Exodus 23:27
They will fight against you [ Barack Obama] but will not overcome you, for I [God ] am with you [ Barack Obama] and will rescue you,” declares the LORD. – Jeremiah 1:19
The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. – 2 Timothy 4:18
11 For he will command his angels concerning you [ Barack Obama] to guard you [ Barack Obama ] in all your ways; 12 they will lift you [ Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [ Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [ Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [ Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. – Psalm 91:11-13
I have given you [ Barack Obama ] authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you [ Barack Obama ]. – Luke 10:19
It’s time for the American people to get it right and NOT vote for McCain-Palin, instead vote for change. It’s time for this country to turn the page and seek a new and better future for ourselves and our children.It’s time for REAL change in Washington, it’s time to elect Barack Obama for president !
Obama-Biden are the wiser and stronger team to solve the crucial challenges we have in this nation and abroad !
Amen.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:35 pm44th, meds are available at your local clinic. Jeebus.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:38 pmThis goes along with bushs “where are those pesky WMD” joke.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:38 pmWhat’s the problem?
October 30th, 2008 at 6:52 pmrepugs believe train wrecks are hilarious. They are cold-blooded.
This ‘Christian’ makes me glad I’m not one. Everyone should be outraged by his callous statement and those living in South Carolina should let this morally depraved individual know what a low life he really is.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:57 pmI understand that McCain likes to make tasteless jokes — he has a rather long history of doing so. But surely he draws the line at jokes about torture, since he supposedly has had some real world experience with that. It would be like a Jew comparing a bad TV show to the gas ovens at Auschwitz.
In all fairness, McCain didn’t make this vulgar comparison — his buddy Graham did. But shame on Graham for saying such a thing in front of a former POW, and shame on McCain for allowing it without criticism.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:58 pmYes, as I noted yesterday, RUCerious, there are enough wackos on the far right, we don’t want them here.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:00 pmI live in the Defiance area. The Republicans expected a crowd of 10,000 people for the McCain rally but the newspaper said there were “several thousand” people in attendance. Take away the school kids that were brought to the partisan political event and the crowd was pitiful.
You can check out the whole story at http://www.crescent-news.com
This part of NW Ohio has 2 Republicans for every one Democrat. Those of us who are Democrats only go out under the cover for dark……. :) to protect ourselves from being discovered.
McCain is desperate. Coming to Defiance Ohio shows it. Fortunately there are a lot of people like my family……long time Republicans turned Democrat.=5 votes going for Obama next Tuesday.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:01 pmspeaking of torture…
US jury convicts son of ex-Liberian president
October 30th, 2008 at 7:10 pmThe Associated Press – 52 minutes ago
MIAMI (AP) – A federal jury on Thursday convicted the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in the first case brought under a 1994 US law allowing prosecution for torture and atrocities committed overseas.
Liberian Ex-President’s Son Convicted of Torture (Update2) Bloomberg
Son of Former Liberian President Convicted in US of Torture Voice of America
AFP – MarketWatch – CNN International – Reuters South Africa
all 436 news articles »
http://news.google.com/?ncl=1263740649&hl=en&topic=n
When politicians either joke about torture, or say it’s okay – waterboarding obviously included- they should immediately be subjected to it, since they think it’s okay– just to make sure they really think it’s funny. Watch them scream their opposition to it then.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:28 pmconsidering scarlett o’hara graham’s idea of a fun saturday night is having multiple fists shoved up his bum, i would hardly think he’s an authority on torture
October 30th, 2008 at 7:29 pmNevar Says:
Remember everyone, this rally, and the words spoken, are in front of 6,000 people, at least 4,000 of which are public school students bused in from surrounding districts to the junior high school at which it was held.
Put Grahams jokes in that context, and what does it impress upon children, eh?
repugs are repulsed by ethics.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:41 pmkaty@34
WTF?
chimpy has got to be kidding. What if his country pardoned him of his war crime?
October 30th, 2008 at 7:44 pmLindsey Graham is an absolutely disgusting waste of human flesh and sets a freaking lousy example of being an officer and a gentleman.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:47 pmHe is also a poor example of a southerner.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:00 pmBravo # 40 and the rest of everyone replying here! Lindsey Graham is disgusting……..absolutely disgusting. he should be dropped kicked into the middle of nowhere.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:02 pmThe only thing repugs are serious about are their own overstuffed pockets.
If repugs would grow-up and stop the lying (misrepresentation, sure it is) and “think” (hey it’s possible) about how ridiculous, petty, sneaky, repulsive, silly, bloody, arrogant, etc. they are maybe pigs will fly.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:11 pmFive hell days before heaven.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:15 pmmarkusmarkus Says:
Graham is an officer in the USAF reserve.
How embarrassing. They should do the good name of the USAF reserve and demote him then send him flying.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:20 pmThat word, Lindsey? “Motherload”? Don’t use it again, ok?
October 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pmI don’t mean any offense to mcchimpy, well yes I do, I have seen old pics of him coming home from Vietnam on crutches. How is that possible? Currently he claims his arms and hands were injured during the war. he should man up and say it’s because his ass is old. I just saying mcchimpy and repugs will lie about damn near everything. It’s so petty and irritating.
So mcchimpy can knock-off the bs fish stories about the only thing he did in life that he’s so proud of..being caught. Rambo he ain’t he’s a goofy screw-up. he dropped into the “enemy’s” lap and used his status for his benefit.
I say this because he’s for torture. he should feel the horror every time the word is mentioned. Did he lose the memo about torture doesn’t work. he said he gave bad info, at times, while being tortured.
Overt racism and sexism are the fundamental foundation of the Constitution. In other words, it’s a white man’s world
repugs mentality stops in the stone age.
Obama\Biden
October 30th, 2008 at 10:06 pmFor the Good of All People
The demonic darksided evil right wing in America is the “Enemy Within”!
October 30th, 2008 at 11:46 pmIs Lindsey Graham gay?
October 30th, 2008 at 11:48 pm.
Since Republicans enjoy deriding human Rights, Rights the USA fought for in WWII, one could actually state that the Republican Party is against long standing American Principles and Values…
… WHY DOES THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HATE AMERICAN VALUES?
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October 31st, 2008 at 12:25 ammotorfingaz,
October 31st, 2008 at 12:28 amSince when doe Progressive Democrats care who is or isn’t gay? I thought we were fighting for equality…
… So what if Sissy Graham is gay or not. It’s his closet.
This POS is one I’m looking forward to voting AGAINST! Posturing sack of trash….I would prefer to use stronger language but the site certainly won’t allow me to say what I really think Of Lindsey Graham!
October 31st, 2008 at 7:01 amI kept hearing how George Bush was trying to nail down some kind of legacy for himself. and well hear it is! torture is now funny! yay!
…and a second legacy i suppose is just generally lowering the bar for aspiring dimwits everywhere, who were once burdened by the need to know things about stuff and junk or whatever. Bush made Palin possible, paving the way, conditioning the country to the idea of having an incompetent moron in high office.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:06 amI wonder if any of the school children bussed in for the even knew what the hell he was giggling about. And to think we’re going to have to look at this wingnut run for President in four years.
October 31st, 2008 at 10:52 am